Volume and Tone

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Volume and tone configurations include microphone volume, keypad volume, speaker volume, tamper alarm volume, and open-door tone configuration. Moreover, you can upload the tone to enrich the user experience.

Volume Control

You can set up various volumes on the Phone > Audio > Volume Control interface. The default value of all volumes is 8.

  • Volume Level: Set the overall volume. The Level 1 volume range is roughly 80-95, and Level 2 is 95-109.

  • Tamper Alarm Volume: Set the volume when the tamper alarm is triggered.

  • Prompt Volume: Various prompts, including door-opening success and failure prompts.

Door-opening Tones

You can enable or disable the door-opening tones on the Phone > Audio interface.

  • Open Door Inside Tone: The input-triggered tone. The door-opening tone can be heard when users open doors by pressing an exit button.

  • Open Door Outside Tone: The relay-triggered tone. The door-opening tone can be heard when users open doors by the device-supported access methods, except for the exit button.

Open Door Outside Tone Setting

You can customize the open door outside tone on the Open Door Outside Tone Setting section.

  • Click Choose File and then Upload to import the tone.

  • Click Export to download the existing tone.

Note

File Format: WAV; Size: <200KB; Sample Rate: 16K; Bit Depth: 16 Bits.

Open Door Inside Tone Setting

You can customize the open door inside tone on the Open Door Inside Tone Setting section.

  • Click Choose File and then Upload to import the tone.

  • Click Export to download the existing tone.

  • Broadcast Delay: Set the delay to ring the tone when the door is opened. For example, if you set 3 seconds, the tone will ring 3 seconds after the door opens.

  • Broadcast Frequency: Set the times of ringing the tone.

  • Broadcast Interval: Set the interval between each ringing of the tone.

Note

File Format: WAV; Size: <200KB; Sample Rate: 16K; Bit Depth: 16 Bits.

Ringback Tone Setting

The ringback tone setting prioritizes the playing of local ringtones and determines what kinds of previews the callee can receive.

To set it up, go to the Phone > Audio > Ringback Tone Setting interface.

  • Ringback Source:

    • Remote, Local As Backup: The local ringtone will be played.

      • When the door phone calls another device, for example, an Akuvox indoor monitor, and the SIP server returns non-183, the indoor monitor will not have any intercom preview.

      • If the SIP server returns 183, the indoor monitor will receive the video preview without voice.

    • Local: The local ringtone will be played. Whether the SIP server returns 183 or not, the callee will not have any intercom preview.

    • Remote:

      • If the SIP server returns non-183, the local ringtone will be played, and the callee will not have any intercom preview.

      • If the SIP server returns 183, the SIP server’s ringtone will be played, and the callee will receive the video preview without voice.

Upload Tones

Apart from the open door inside and outside tones, you can also upload door-opening failure, ringback, and keypad pressing tones.

Upload tones on the Phone > Audio > Tone Upload interface.

  • Click Choose File and then Upload to import the tone.

  • Click Export to download the existing file.

Note

File Format: WAV; Size: <200KB; Sample Rate: 16K; Bit Depth:16 Bits.

Upload the keypad tone in the Keypad Tone Setting section. You can upload a keypad tone for each key. When pressing any key, the corresponding tone can be heard so that you can distinguish the key from others.

Note

File Format: WAV; Size: <500KB; Sample Rate: 16K; Bit Depth:16 Bits.